Planetary hours
in Saint Petersburg.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 03:55
- Sunset
- 22:11
- Next sunrise
- 03:57
A day hour lasts 1h 31m; a night hour, 29 min. Local time (Europe/Moscow).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:58
- 3♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 13:03
- 7☽︎ Moon13:03 – 14:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 16:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:37
- 10♂︎ Mars17:37 – 19:09
- 11☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:40
- 12♀︎ Venus20:40 – 22:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:40
- 2☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 23:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:07
- 5♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:35
- 6☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:02
- 9☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 02:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:28
- 12♂︎ Mars03:28 – 03:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint Petersburg?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 03:55 and sets at 22:11: the day lasts 18h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 31m. The night, until the next sunrise at 03:57, lasts 5h 45m: twelve night hours of 29 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 03:55 to 05:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.